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Bénouville (Pegasus) Bridge 5–6 June 1944
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Bénouville (Pegasus) Bridge 5–6 June 1944
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The bridges crossing the Caen Canal/River Orne were a vital objective that needed to be secured in order for the forces landing at Sword Beach to be able to push east. The Bénouville Bridge, which was later renamed Pegasus Bridge after the British Airborne Forces badge, was the westernmost and... More
Bletchley Park 1939–45
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Bletchley Park 1939–45
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Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, was the central site for British World War II code breakers. The mansion and its surrounding park was acquired by Admiral Sir Hugh Sinclair, head of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) in 1938. The centre decrypted the ciphers and codes of Axis countries, including the highly complex... More
Blitzkrieg Encirclement 1939
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Blitzkrieg Encirclement 1939
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The German military’s rapid territorial gains in the early stages of World War II are often attributed to the tactical methods that later became known as ‘Blitzkrieg’ or ‘lightning war’. German forces assisting Franco’s Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War had been able to test the Blitzkrieg strategy. Combining... More
Bolimow – the First Use of Gas 3 January 1915
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Bolimow – the First Use of Gas 3 January 1915
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The attack at Bolimow was planned to divert Russian attention towards Warsaw, allowing the build-up of troops in East Prussia to go unnoticed in preparation for a much larger offensive. The battle is notable as the first instance of the use of weaponized gas during the war, namely a non-lethal... More
Britain and France’s Contribution to the War Effort 1914–18
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Britain and France’s Contribution to the War Effort 1914–18
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With the exception of Russia and Austria, the warring European powers had colonies in Africa, Southeast Asia, Oceania and the Americas. The Turkish army also contained a significant African contingent. This meant that, by default, a European war became a global war, with the colonies supplying both troops and raw... More
British Advance along Aleppo Road 26 March 1918
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British Advance along Aleppo Road 26 March 1918
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General Marshall, the British commander in chief in Mesopotamia, returned to the offensive in spring 1918. He determined upon a change in tactics; lines of advance were along the Rivers Euphrates and, several miles to its north, the Tigris. He calculated that, as he advanced, the enemy would simply retreat,... More
British Government and High Command 1914–18
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British Government and High Command 1914–18
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In 1914, The Prime Minister H.H. Asquith created a committee to oversee the war effort. By 1916, it was perceived as ‘vacillating’ and lacking an effective command structure. David Lloyd George who replaced Asquith in 1916, tried to create a more effective chain of command. He put together the first... More
British Waters June 1944–May 1945
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British Waters June 1944–May 1945
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By 1944 the battle between the Royal Navy and the German U-boat fleet had turned heavily in favour of the British. Advances in British counter-U-boat tactics included superior radar technology on ships and aircraft, small fast vessels formed into hunter-killer groups, which would actively seek and pursue U-boats, and the... More
Capture of Qurna 3–9 December 1914
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Capture of Qurna 3–9 December 1914
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On 22 November the British took Basra, forcing the Ottomans to retreat to Qurna. An initial British ground force landed 3 miles (5 km) from Qurna on the River Euphrates on 3 December. As the ground force neared the town, heavy fire forced them to retreat until 6 December, when... More
Cassville 18–19 May 1864
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Cassville 18–19 May 1864
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The ‘Affair at Cassville’ scarcely merited the epithet ‘battle’. Indeed, Confederate General Johnston’s aversion to engage helped to cement a pattern that would lead to his abrupt removal by Robert E. Lee before the Battles of Atlanta. After successively retreating from putative stands at Dalton, Resaca and Calhoun, Johnson had... More
Central and South America in World War I
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Central and South America in World War I
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Latin American allegiances in World War I were complex, often reflecting the heterogeneous ancestry of their migrant populations. However, the hardships caused by the German shipping blockade of the Atlantic caused rising resentment, and left the US the dominant trading partner and power-broker in the region. The tipping point came... More
Concentration of Allied Invasion Forces in the United Kingdom April 1944
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Concentration of Allied Invasion Forces in the United Kingdom April 1944
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In April 1944, the south coast of England began its preparations for the D-Day landings, the details of which were kept top secret until only a couple of days before the operation. Numerous marshalling camps, colloquially known as ‘sausage camps’ because of their appearance on maps, were erected to house... More